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Vote counting is under way after polls closed in local elections taking place across England and Wales.

The prime minister, who is under pressure just months from a general election, will be looking for two contests which have not declared yet to potentially save him from mutinous Conservative MPs.

The local election results picture so far is intriguing. Labour leads the way but it is having to share the headlines with seat gains made at the Conservatives expense by the Liberal Democrats, Greens and a range of local independents, Professor Michael Thrasher writes.

A Conservative spin on some pretty bad news...

Labour’s Chris McEwan has lost to Conservative mayor Ben Houchen in the Tees Valley mayoral election, the party has conceded.

Labour is celebrating big wins in the Blackpool South by-election, in the local elections and in most of the mayoral races that have declared so far.

Follow the Politics Hub for all the latest updates as the results come in. A special programme hosted by Jonathan Samuels will begin at midnight, with more coverage over the weekend as results continue to come in.

A new poll suggests the Conservatives could hold two crucial mayoralties but the results are on a knife edge.

Voters across England and Wales will go to polls on May 2nd to elect councillors, metro mayors and police and crime commissioners in what will be the last big e

Two of Westminsters best-connected journalists, Sky Newss Sam Coates and Politicos Jack Blanchard, guide you through their top predictions for the next seven days in British politics.